To celebrate, my parents organized a brunch at their place. My mom made yummy baked oatmeal and, by request, a lemon cake. I found a delicious lemon cake recipe on Martha Stewart’s website and knew that’s what I had to have.

I really enjoyed the afternoon and was glad that we chose to have the party at my parents house instead of a restaurant; it feels more personal and I can talk to everyone without yelling down the table.

Later that night, I opened my gifts from Marty. He got me a bread maker! I have been wanting one for months now and was so excited to open the box. He even got me a notebook to put all of my bread recipes in 🙂